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23 October 201210:58
Handover underway for Olympic Park
The start of the handover of the Olympic Park has beenmarked by the London 2012 Organising Committee and the London LegacyDevelopment Corporation (LLDC)
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19 October 201214:49
Emerging Icons in the Park
Throughout the Olympic and Paralympic Games an exclusive stage at the heart of the Olympic Park hosted some of the most exciting unsigned music acts from around the UK, showcasing great British talent.
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04 October 201210:40
Olympic & Paralympic values will continue to inspire school children across the UK
Today it was announced that the London 2012 education programme, Get Set, will continue to work with schools across the UK to integrate the Olympic and Parlaympic values into their curriculum.
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24 September 201210:46
Last chance to buy official London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Posters online
Art and sport fans are still able to purchase Rachel Whiteread’s ‘LOndOn 2O12’ and Tracey Emin’s ‘Birds 2012’, the official posters of the Olympic and Paralympic Games respectively, before the London 2012 Online Shop closes at the end of this month (September 2012).
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03 September 201214:39
London 2012 Festival heads into its final week
The London 2012 Festival marks its last week with a series of spectacular events across the UK.
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03 September 201208:45
Roll up, roll up to London’s secret circus!
Central London was transformed into an open-air big top on Sunday 2 September as some of the city’s iconic landmarks became the playground for a group of the world’s most exciting contemporary circus performers.
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22 August 201209:37
Transformation for the Paralympic Games well underway
After a spectacular Olympic Games, the London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG) has been busy undertaking a huge transitional operation to make the Paralympic Games equally successful.
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20 August 201216:41
Eva Loeffler appointed Mayor of the Paralympic Village
Eva Loeffler, daughter of the founder of the Paralympic Games Ludwig Guttmann, has been appointed Mayor of the London 2012 Paralympic Village.
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17 August 201212:47
Giant Paralympic Agitos launched in Cardiff
With less than two weeks to go until the start of the London 2012 Paralympic Games, a giant set of Paralympic Agitos – the symbol for the Paralympic Games – has today been launched outside Cardiff City Hall. This is the first of five sets of Agitos that will be unveiled before the Games start on 29 August.
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16 August 201216:52
More Paralympic tickets go on sale
With the start of the London 2012 Paralympic Games less than two weeks away, the London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG) has released a further 45,000 Paralympic tickets for sale.